Nzingha has been working in mental health for over 18 years. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Behavior Specialist Consultant, Nzingha specialized in behavior modification with children and provided parenting solutions to improve family relations for much of her career. In her private practice, Nzingha developed a passion for working with adults who want to find balance in the many roles they function in, as well as assisting them on their journey to heal from past trauma.  From anxiety, depression, and parenting issues, to improving self-esteem and self-care, Nzingha enjoys fostering each member of the family (including children dealing with any behavioral difficulties, anxiety, ADHD, Oppositional Defiance, hyperactivity, depression) with finding ways to balance their lives holistically. Nzingha founded her group private practice, Ma’at Therapeutic Services, with a strong emphasis on “holistic treatment.” She partners with dynamic practitioners to incorporate various alternative methods of healing into the therapeutic process, including Yoga, Acupuncture, Reiki, Vegan health coaching, massage, and Personal training. As a Certified Yoga Instructor herself, Nzingha enjoys adding bodywork to the treatment plan of all those she provides service to.

Nzingha is currently developing a workbook and workshop entitled “Healing Your Garden®,” for people who have challenges with anxiety, depression, trauma, low self-esteem and self-image, among other common concerns. This workbook and program will allow people to examine how early messages that were “planted in our gardens” have grown to impact our identity, how the “weeds” (negative thoughts/negative self-talk) develop and flourish, and then provides effective strategies for removing the negativity that has oftentimes “taken root.” Nzingha will also be offering training for clinicians on the Healing Your Garden® system in the near future.

Nzingha earned her Master’s degree in Community/Agency Counseling from North Carolina A&T State University in 2003, and has been a fully Licensed Professional Counselor since 2006. She is a member of American Counseling Association (ACA), Pennsylvania Counseling Association (PCA), including the Pennsylvania Association of Multicultural Counseling & Development (PAMCD) and Pennsylvania Association for Spiritual, Ethical and Religious Values in Counseling (PASERVIC) divisions.